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Aaron's tweets for the week

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  • Aaron’s tweets for the week http://ff.im/1W5jO #
  • Getting ready for a Star Trek movie marathon in preparation for the May release of the new film. #
  • RE: Deep Thoughts From an Intellectual Lightweight (Part 2) http://ff.im/1Wgsy #
  • Cooking some swordfish and asparagus. #
  • @OverCoffeeMedia Nice work on the blog theme. You take the header picture or did you find it somewhere? in reply to OverCoffeeMedia #
  • @OverCoffeeMedia “…42% of legacy news sites have polls or surveys.” Too bad nobody uses them. Blogs are better for community building. in reply to OverCoffeeMedia #
  • Just listed myself in the http://localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP 66502 #
  • Goodby from Sundee in Kansas. See you beneath sunrise and a little bit left. #
  • @jdschultz Isn’t every episode of TWiT the Twitter episode? Two eps ago Leo left Dvorak off so they could talk about nothing but Twitter. in reply to jdschultz #
  • I saw a new Mazda yesterday. Who does that? I didn’t even know that was an option…thought you could only just buy them used. #
  • Data Robotics just announced 8 bay DroboPro for business. Does it really not support encryption? #drobo #
  • Wichita, Kansas http://ff.im/1YjXI #
  • RT @dreamnotoftoday: Wow – Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage, with a veto override from their legislature no less. http://bit.ly/1Q92oa #
  • Archiving email from old users, working on migration, listening to This Week in Law. #
  • Social Media Optimization – A depressingly worse concept than search engine optimization snake oil. #
  • @dreamnotoftoday Search engines are important; there is a snake-oil industry built around SEO that can be a waste of money if not done right in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • @GALAGALJenelle Nice! in reply to GALAGALJenelle #
  • RT @GALAGALJenelle: Check out Gala411.wordpress.com for our new Tech site, ALL Benefit Auction Solutions! #
  • RT @dreamnotoftoday: 1 run and 3 hits? So far so good for opening day. Go #redsox ! #
  • Flutter http://ff.im/1YRID #
  • Settling in to watch Slumdog Millionaire on Blu-ray. Heard it was pretty good. #
  • Samsung BD-P1200 is the worst Blu-ray player made by someone other than Sony. #
  • RT @dangfriggit: I sold my home today. Used auctioneer techniques to do it. Made a 100,000 dollar profit. Who says Wow isn’t any use in life #
  • Thanks, NPR, for the spoiler regarding Kutner’s death on Monday’s episode of House. I guess that’s what I get for using automated DVR. #
  • @EricaHopTen Where is Ben Folds? in reply to EricaHopTen #
  • @EricaHopTen Wow. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard. How much are tickets? What time is the show? in reply to EricaHopTen #
  • @EricaHopTen Thanks! in reply to EricaHopTen #
  • @dpoe Actor Kal Penn, House’s Lawrence Kutner, took a job as associate director at the Office of Public Liaison in the White House. in reply to dpoe #
  • @dpoe He worked for the Obama campaign. Said his two loves are acting and public service. Obama (admin) offered him a job and he took it. in reply to dpoe #
  • I’m definitely thinking that the Seesmic Desktop is better than TweetDeck. That’s my professional opinion after 90 seconds of testing. #
  • @jdschultz Twitterfall == good browser client. I’m using the new Tweetdeck and Seesmic. Seesmic is prettier, Tweetdeck still more powerful. #
  • There should be a toggle on my TwitScoop to turn off stuff about foreign sports. I thought “Chelsea” was about Chelsea Handler. #
  • Someone should merge the Speed Dial and Xmarks plugins on Firefox so my speed dials are synchronized between my computers. #
  • @dreamnotoftoday That’s what I learned. I still hold that they’re probably not as funny as Chelsea Handler. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • @jdschultz Worthy goal; I love my Eee. When I’m in the office, though, it’s silly for me to use a netbook or webapps because they’re so slow in reply to jdschultz #
  • @HartkeRecords Picture or it didn’t happen. in reply to HartkeRecords #
  • @jdschultz I have the 901 – fastest 9″ model, Bluetooth and 802.11n. If you want a 10″ for the bigger keyboard, get the 1000HE. in reply to jdschultz #
  • @jdschultz I installed Ubuntu Linux on my Eee the first time I turned it on. It’s glorious. You’ll want the kernel from array.org in reply to jdschultz #
  • Tweetdeck keeps making noise every few minutes about Facebook, though there aren’t new updates. Any way to stop that? #
  • Finished round of ignoring and blocking applications on Facebook. Again: I’m not a Facebook apps whore & don’t want to follow your business. #
  • @brandonhowe But are you getting notifications without actual updates? I am. in reply to brandonhowe #
  • @dreamnotoftoday You liking it? Will it actually enhance productivity like Compiz-Fusion or is it just a cute, show-off util? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • @jdschultz I’ve done several installs of Ubuntu on different Eee PCs…if you get one, let me know. There are some tricks I’d love to share. in reply to jdschultz #
  • @dreamnotoftoday That was my impression from the screenshots. Let me know if you give it a thumbs up, else I won’t bother with it. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • lol! RT @dreamnotoftoday: zOMG! The gays are fucking with our weather! – http://bit.ly/x40A #gaymarriage #
  • At the business after hours. #purplewave #
  • RT @michaelmutter: http://twitpic.com/30tgv – Purplewave with the chamber #
  • Editing a spreadsheet. With my girlfriend. Two different computers. Same sheet, simultaneously. Google Docs FTW! #
  • New restricted NVidia drivers this morning for Linux, it seems. Yawn. Nothing trending, nothing exciting to report here. #
  • Packing and loading for St. Louis. Eastbound in an hour. #
  • Arrived St. Louis. #
  • St. Louis http://ff.im/22Lx6 #
  • http://twitpic.com/368k4 – Touring the brewery in St. Louis #
  • http://twitpic.com/3692m – the bud mobile. #
  • http://twitpic.com/369mj – My beer angel. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36a3l – Biggest..kegs…ever. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36at7 – Learning how to brew beer. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36bdz – by the mash tanks #
  • http://twitpic.com/36biw – Mash Tanks #
  • http://twitpic.com/36bne – outside at the brewery #
  • http://twitpic.com/36bxs – Bevo the Fox looks at the brewery buildings. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36d9h – The floor of the Bud Light bottling and packaging facility. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36eez – The best part of the tour: the free beer. #
  • http://twitpic.com/36h2e – big arch #
  • Just got out of mass at the St. Louis Basilica Cathedral. I learned that bishops only move diagnoly. #

St. Louis

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Landed and loaded in to the gig in St. Louis
Drove through scattered rain
Listened to podcasts the whole way
Skeptoid and the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe
Going to be a tough show
Visiting my sister and brother in law
Both our families together for Easter
Far from home

Flutter

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Here’s a juicy nugget for those of you who don’t get Twitter or think it’s too long…

Wichita, Kansas

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Played for the first time in Wichita Saturday
Sat in with the Lucas Maddy Experience
The L is a desert eagle in the logo

We opened for Mike McClure Band
It was their sixth anniversary
Hard to believe it’s been so long since the Great Divide
They played a very nostalgic set
Out in the Fields and Skies are Turning Red
Haven’t heard those in years

Last night we watched Role Models
Erica, Emily, Diane and I did
Cute movie, nearly an hour of deleted scenes
Loving the Blu-Ray while they still make the discs for it

Aaron's tweets for the week

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Kingman, Kansas

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I’m getting ready to start loading
Pick-up game tonight
I’ll be playing the white bass
Through a keyboard amp

Mason bought a new hi-hat
At the auction last night
I bought an air compressor
It’s bigger in the picture than it is when it holds your papers on your desk

I pulled the twitter posts from the main calendar. I found that I was using them as a crutch, relying on them to be content updates. I’m going to see how often I write when I can’t rely on the aggregation of the microblogs.

I launched a new website this last weekend called AuctioneerTweet. It aggregates all the auctioneers on Twitter into one, central place. I also created some commotion with my April Fools release of “AuctioneerTool“, a fictional, open-source auction software and bidding system.

I can hear the highway calling
It’s saying, hey dumbass
Drive three hours to play bass
Because you’re good at it…really…you are…

Come see the Lucas Maddy Experience tonight at the Cocky Fox in Kingman. It’s a nice, family restaurant.

Aaron's tweets for the week

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  • http://twitpic.com/2cp9l – Smirking as I get ready to sing in the quiet room of East Hall studio… #
  • http://twitpic.com/2cpef – Mason Powell, Aaron Traffas and Chris Goering on the back deck of East Hall Recording studio in Fayetteville. #
  • Aaron’s tweets for the week http://ff.im/1F2HF #
  • Auctioneers on Twitter in Bloomington: be sure to use the hash tag #CAI on all your posts! #
  • Just got up from much-needed nap after getting back from recording session Fayetteville. Much left to do tonight…blog posts and pictures. #
  • Baby names http://ff.im/1Fob9 #
  • Re: phpList provides free and easy bulk email list management http://ff.im/1Fxsd #
  • NAA’s Hannes Combest launches blog http://ff.im/1FCs4 #
  • Click here, don’t break the back button http://ff.im/1FDQG #
  • Re: Click here, don’t break the back button http://ff.im/1G1iZ #
  • @Hcombest What course are you teaching tomorrow? in reply to Hcombest #
  • @dreamnotoftoday What was the name of the Indian place to which you took me in the Mission District? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • Trying to get Aaron McKee to use Twitter…everyone follow @cliquidator – maybe he’ll listen to me. #
  • Is anyone else having problems with Twitter and SMS at the moment? #
  • @cliquidator Did you take that picture with your phone?!? in reply to cliquidator #
  • Getting ready to get pummeled. Serious hail headed our way, from the looks of it. http://bit.ly/yCkAc #
  • you should follow @cliquidator, @dreamnotoftoday, and @dpoe. 7 more picks at http://twibes.com/?r=T1 #
  • Hail now starting in Manhattan. #
  • Now the sun is already out. It was hailing five minutes ago. I love Kansas! #
  • Wow…Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope already has a page on Ubuntu Guide! http://tinyurl.com/d8p2ly #
  • @dreamnotoftoday You get a chance to listen to the new song yet? It’s a scratch vocal track…I was pretty stuffed up. Thoughts otherwise? #
  • @dreamnotoftoday Anybody doing any catching yesterday? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • @Hcombest McQuisiton is great. Many of his concepts are applicable to NAA! #CAI in reply to Hcombest #
  • @cliquidator Look who’s a professional Twitter user right out of the starting blocks! #
  • @pgauctioneer is rocking the #CAI hash tag…are you? #
  • Web developer position in Manhattan, KS http://bit.ly/k1l1S #
  • Tweetdeck is by far the best windows client, even if it is based on Adobe Air. icky… http://bit.ly/9w8ty #
  • @dpoe What have you been doing? in reply to dpoe #
  • Done with meetings for today. Going to try to get some coding in today and tomorrow before I leave for Bloomington! #purplewave #CAI #
  • @cliquidator Let me know if you need company…my day wasn’t nearly as good. in reply to cliquidator #
  • Can’t wait to talk about the importance of plain-text email at Indiana University! #CAI #
  • So this will the the first time I’ve not had a vehicle in Indiana. How does one get from the IND airport to the IU Student Union? #CAI #
  • BAS designation – Benefit Auctioneer Specialist http://ff.im/1HTUC #
  • @cliquidator Here’s the link: http://snurl.com/ei5ey #
  • Fantastic article. Facebook should not let users dictate design. re: http://ff.im/1IgVu #
  • LOL…love Phil’s posts. re: http://ff.im/1Iizd #
  • RT @carldcarter53: Houston Chronicle’s laying of 12% of its people – 90 in the newsroom. They’ll..focus on “aggressive online coverage.” #
  • RT @timseley: my grumpy old guy pet peeve #153: if you have my e-mail address then use it… don’t facebook message me #
  • Loading up to head for KCI, then on to IND and Bloomington! Hoping to make the middle of the fun auction tonight. #CAI #
  • @auctionwally how do you define professionally? in reply to auctionwally #
  • RT @dreamnotoftoday: Gerund #failhttp://twitpic.com/2fplf (twitterrific) #
  • http://twitpic.com/2frqz – Why is the Kansas City International airport MCI? #
  • Wheels down at IND…Bloomington, here I come. #CAI #
  • Alley Insider is running story that Twitter confirms subscription accounts on the way. #
  • @dreamnotoftoday The voice of the people is the voice of…a dog? #
  • http://twitpic.com/2gmnu – Class I at #CAI #
  • Auction Podcast Episode 17 – Starting bids for Internet bidding http://ff.im/1JWKI #
  • http://twitpic.com/2h0x4 – just finished teaching at #CAI…they’re taking tests… #
  • Welcome to Fridee. I’m trying to decide if I should catch my could-be-delayed flight or hedge my bets and hitch a car ride back to KS. #CAI #
  • Brazil’s president blames economic crisis on “blue-eyed white people”. Sorry about that. My bad. #
  • http://twitpic.com/2hwft – Marc Geyer addressing the final session a few minutes ago. #CAI #
  • @ericholderness Yes, but it won’t happen for a while. in reply to ericholderness #
  • I follow @cliquidator @hcombest and @themediaisdying #followfriday #
  • RT @carldcarter53 Atlanta Constitution cuts 90 full time news staff, on top of 48 part-timers earlier in week. http://www.overcoffee.com. #
  • Enjoying some lovely Japanese from Naked Tchopstix at the new IND airport. #
  • Boarding Southwest 227 for Chicago and then on to Kansas City. #
  • Still on ground at IND…nearing 30 min past scheduled departure. #
  • Just bounced into Chicago Midway Airport. #
  • Boarding Southwest 227 in Chicago for Kansas City. Flight delayed 15 minutes but not yet cancelled. #
  • Anyone know a Windows Mobile Twitter client that supports search? #
  • ETA at MCI for WN227 is 15:13 CDT. http://www.flightstats.com FTW! #
  • Down at MCI! Manhattan bound…there by 6:30. #
  • Leaving MCI on a west-bound four-wheeler into the blizzard. #
  • Thanks to the nice lady KU grad from Chicago who bought me drinks on the plane. #
  • RT @dreamnotoftoday: “Note to journalists writing about Twitter – we fucking know its 140 characters already.” in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • If you’re a publicist or marketer and are using Twitter for someone else or a business, you don’t get it. #
  • Getting ready to root for KU. #
  • Damn you, KU… #
  • I’m playing bass for an ad-hoc show tomorrow night in Kingman, Kan., at the Cocky Fox…a nice, family establishment. Come watch the PUG! #
  • I’m dreaming of a white Easter. #
  • @traffas will have 185 followers in 30 days according to TwitterCounter: http://twittercounter.com/traffas?p=30 #
  • @stbain and the rabbits freeze their balls off. in reply to stbain #
  • Still snowing in Manhattan, Kansas. It started last night. I’m glad I have a four hour drive today through the path of the storm. #
  • Show tonight in Kingman has been canceled. Going to spend the day working on a new web property with possible launch in a day or two. #
  • @mayoauction I’m puttering around today, working on some WordPressing of my own…I’d be happy to provide assistance if you’d like. in reply to mayoauction #
  • Playing with the Twitter API and learning about PHP objects. #
  • @dreamnotoftoday I started using @tweetie yesterday and agree that it’s much better than Twitterific. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • Wahoo!!! RT @OverCoffeeMedia New post: Christian Science Monitor posts last edition http://cli.gs/pAa4VH #
  • @dreamnotoftoday Last print edition. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • @dreamnotoftoday National Guard allegedly activated near Kingman for search and rescue. Melting fast here in Manhattan, a lot left to go. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
  • Getting ready for last minute benefit auction. “Let them eat cake”. Where can I get a crown, royal robe and sceptor at this hour? #
  • http://twitpic.com/2k0dg – This cake has a roof. I’m not kidding. #
  • http://twitpic.com/2k2nd#
  • http://twitpic.com/2k3ar – Aaron selling cake #
  • I just bought the cake with the roof! #
  • Settling in to watch a movie…new WordPress auctioneer plugins – yes, working on more than one – will have to wait until tomorrow. #
  • Kathleen Edwards – The Cheapest Key http://ff.im/1Now6 #
  • Son Volt – Windfall http://ff.im/1Now9 #